Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1917 — GERMANS WISE TO U.S. NAVAL MOVES [ARTICLE]

GERMANS WISE TO U.S. NAVAL MOVES

Berlin Knew of Oversea Expedition Four Dwys Before Unit Arrived In London. ' Washington-, May 25.—Four day’s before the American destroyer flotilla arrived abnoadv Berlin ‘knew it was on-the, way and to what port it was going ami the day before the vessels steamed into.,>Queenstown, German submarines had strewn mines • about the harbor entrance. Tn is startling information, revealing that German spies not only, still are at their work in this country, but that they have a swift and sure means of communicating America’s war secrets to ithe (fatherland, came to the navy department today in a cablegram from Rear Admiral. Sims at London. The admiral said his information was positive. Hjs dispatch was not made .public and for obvious reason* nothing will be given out concemipg how the news came into his possession nor about the precautions which defeated the ' German plans and en-’ abled Hie (flotilla to speed safely through the-mine-fields. Immediate publicity was given the salient .fact, however, the department making clear that its purpose was toIpt the people know of the activity and success of Teuonic spies and to emphasize the necessity for ’ absolute’ secrecy in wnnection with naval op--erations or shipping movements.